The seating capacity of a theater is 375. Tickets are $3 for children and $9 for adults. The theater must take in at least $1000 per performance. Express this information as a system of inequalities. (Let the x refer to the number of children's tickets and the y refer to the number of adult tickets.) available seats     x+y≤375       necessary revenue     3x+9y≥1000       children's tickets     ?       adult tickets     ?

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The seating capacity of a theater is 375. Tickets are $3 for children and $9 for adults. The theater must take in at least $1000 per performance. Express this information as a system of inequalities. (Let the x refer to the number of children's tickets and the y refer to the number of adult tickets.)

available seats    
x+y≤375
 
 
 
necessary revenue    
3x+9y≥1000
 
 
 
children's tickets    
?
 
 
 
adult tickets    
?
 
 
 
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